this will be a needed break for us, folks. so we need a break from not just the temperatures where they've been cool, but also from this active pattern we've been in. by midweek, though, next week, we're going to be dropping back down. so this is just going to hold for the early part of next week. so we've had, of course, sandy, and we've had the coastal storm. we've had this type of pattern. big dip in the jet stream. that means unsettled weather. it's also north of this jet stream. chilly to cold conditions. and coming up, for the weekend, and early part of next week, we're going to see milder air moving in. so through at least monday, maybe even tuesday, we're going to eke out some milder and some warmer conditions with this change in our weather pattern. lows overnight, 29 degrees frederick. leesburg, areas around sterling dropping to 31. 28 in manassas. 36 degrees in d.c. for the overnight temperature. 32 la plata and around waldorf. again, we're going to be cold here for the overnight. but warming up nicely tomorrow. tod